Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-08
MARTINS FERRY.

Will Gesler and Minnie Wilbur were
married at ST. Clairsville on Tuesday. The
Young couple did not stop to ask anyone's
permission, and had the connubial knot
tied without letting their intentions be-
come known to anyone.
The appraisers are still at work on the
estate OF Dr. l. Werlich.
Council met in regular session on Friday
night. The regular routine business was
transacted, including the payment OF
bills. Two bids were received for fur
nishing hose reels and hook and ladder
apparatus. The matter of their accept
ance was deferred till q committee to
whom the bids were referred could report.
The Wheeling Natural Gas Company pre-
sented another bid for furnishing fan
taiP' gas burner and gas for street lights.
Tie price asked is 81 for the first year and
not more than So year thereafter Benja-
min Exley, Jr, was appointed by Mayor
Keller to ill the vacancy in the Water
Board caused by the resignation of John
5. Welch.
A pretty neat job Of police work was
done by our officers yesterday. On Tues
day night A. Mead left piece of cloth In
his wagon in front of J. S. Harrison's
store while he went inside to make some
purchases. While engaged within two
young men went to the wagon and stole
the piece of cloth. Mr.. Mead ran 10
the door in time to see them separate, and
noticed that one ran down Fifth street and
the other up towards the grove. Suspl-
cion pointed to Will Mcknight
and Alex, alias Stump Taylor,
and Yesterday Mr.. Mead swOre out
warrants for their arrest, charging them
with the theft A search warrant also was
sworn ont for the searching Of the house
of Andrew Taylor. The warrants were
placed in the hands of Marshal Burns and
Officer Williams, and they went by a cir
cuitOus route to the Taylor house, near
Walnut Grove. As soon rs they came in
sight Mcknight and Taylor, evidently
dIvining their business, started on run
up Seabright's lane The officers gave
cease aud succeeded in bringing them TO
q hiatt by firing several shots from their
reYOlvers Alter they were locked up the
two officers, accompanied by Mayor Keller,
went 10 TavlOr's house to make q search
lor the sods stolen. When they got to the
door, Andrew Taylor turned over the goods
and said Mcknight had brought the piece
there the night before Mayor Keller
then went to the Jail, and after short
talk with the prisoners they concluded
that the game was up and plea of guilty
would be the easiest way cut. Taylor was
brought out first and sentenced TO pay
500 and costs and serve thirty days in
the county jail. Mcknight being an old
offender got $500 aud costs and thirty
days While the Mayor was in the humOr
he assessed William Nelson $l2 fine,
aud sent the trio to st. Clairsville.
Considerable complaint comes from the
Standard addition concerning man who
lives il Il sh3nty boat on the river neal
that part of town, and who it is alleged
induces boys from ten to Glteen years t.
spend their time on the boat rather than at
homo.
Work hos been cOmmancsd On Charles
Sharsr's new zee hOuses on Tie cid HOyle
property on Water street
Marx Davidson hes taken the agency for
4 tue library book called Pioneer History
OF America.
JOaGpl anu anu q Niiiih VI Ni'S'
f. j. Westlake are down with typhoid
fever.
Euoch Ball, who has been in charge Of
the shoe store opened by Hiram Frazier
about year ago, has removed it to Wheel
ing
Miss Cora Woods, of Bcllaire, is the
guest Uf friends in the city.
Tie Oxford League Reading Circle holds
its regular semi.mOnthly meeting Monday,
December II A special programme l.
prepared, consisting of select readings,
declarations. essays, debate by Louis
Hughes, affirmative; Edward Houghton,
negative; question: WAS it right or just
+ hang the Anarchist>?' Also review
of n book, entitled History OF Christian
itv," TO he read. Remarks on history OF
the Oxford League and Wcsley's scripture
lesson, eleventh and twelfth chapters OF
l. Corinthians. Everybody is invited to
be present.